- The
Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation: From Seed to Tissue
Culture. Dirr, Michael and Charles Heuser. 1987. Varsity
Press, Athens, GA. 239 pgs.
- Seed
to Seed 2nd edition by Suzanne Ashworth. Published
by Seed Savers Exchange, Decorah, Iowa. 2002. General techniques
for saving non-hybrid seed with details on over 250 vegetables.
Highly recommended.
- Breed
Your Own Vegetable Varieties by Carol Deppe. Published
by Chelsea Green Publishing, White River Junction, VT. 2000. Laymen's
guide to breeding techniques and strategies but fairly technical
compared to other books.
- Gardener’s
Seed Inventory 5th edition published by the Seed Savers
Exchange. 1999.
- Fundamentals
of Plant Breeding and Hybrid Seed Production by R.
Agrawal. Published by Science Publishers. 1998.
- Principles
of Plant Breeding 2nd edition by R. Allard. Published
by John Wiley & Sons. 1999. 485 pgs. Classic technical text
on plant breeding, full of specific details and strategies.
- How Plants are Trained to Work for Man: Plant Breeding by
L. Burbank.
- Cultivating
Knowledge by W. DeBoef. Published by Stylus Publishers.
1993.
- Environmentally
Safe Approaches to Crop Disease Control by Rechcigl
and Rechcigl. Published by Lewis Publishers. 1997.
- Breeding
Field Crops by J. Poehlman and D. Sleper. Published
by Iowa State University Press. 1995.
- Principles
of Crop Improvement by N. Simmonds and J. Smartt.
Published by Blackwell Science Inc. 1999.
- Straight Ahead Organic by Shepard Ogden
- The
New Organic Grower 2nd edition by Eliot Coleman
- Four-Season
Harvest 2nd edition by Eliot Coleman
- The
Vegetable Gardener’s Bible by Edward C. Smith
- Seeds
of Change by Kenny Ausubel
- New
Seed Starters Handbook by Nancy Bubel. 1988, Rodale
Press. 385 pgs. General text for seed-starting techniques for a
wide variety of vegetables, fruits, trees, grains, herbs, etc.
Includes 65 pg. section on seed saving techniques.
- Vegetable Seed-Savers Handbook by Seeds of Texas.
- Growing & Storing Vegetable Seeds by Marc Rogers.
Garden Way Publishing, Charlotte, VT. 1978
- Seed
Sowing and Saving by Carole B. Turner. Storey Publishing.
- Vegetable and Herb Seed Growing for the Gardener and Small
Farmer: Miller, Douglas. 1977. Seeds Blum. Reprint 1984.
46 pgs.
- Back Garden Seed
Saving: Keeping our Vegetable Heritage Alive. Strickland,
Sue. 2001 . eco-logic books. 200 pgs.
- Heirloom Vegetable Gardening: A Master Gardener's Guide to
Planting, Seed Saving, and Cultural History. Weaver, William
Woys. 1997. Henry Holt and Company. 439 p
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